铁饭碗 tiěfànwǎn secure job Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 他放弃了铁饭碗，决定下海经商。 tā fàngqì le tiě fànwǎn, juédìng xiàhǎi jīngshāng. He gave up his secure government job and decided to go into business. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary